Quality Crafts for Operation Christmas Child March Item of the Month

We like to include quality crafts in our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes and are glad to see it included in the OCC Item of the Month list for March.  Over the years we have included sewn, crocheted, knit, upcycled, no-sew, paper crafts and more.  We work to make them quality items the children receiving them can enjoy.

These are items I crafted for a shoebox a while ago.

We often share crafting ideas and patterns through this site and on social media.  You can follow us on the following sites to keep up with all of our shoebox packing including sharing crafts:

• Simply Shoeboxes Facebook
• Simply Shoeboxes YouTube
• Simply Shoeboxes Pinterest

We have written dozens of craft tutorials for items perfect to pack in an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift.  You can find all of them by clicking the image below.

We offer tutorials in the following categories if you would rather just check them out individually:

• Crochet DIY
• Sewing DIY
• No-Sew DIY
• Upcycling DIY

You may also like to check out more things I've made for my OCC shoeboxes here:  Made by Cheryl.

Two other places we like to check for OCC Shoebox craft ideas:

• Crafting for Shoeboxes Facebook page
• Crafting for Shoeboxes Pinterest

We also receive handcrafted items from friends at opposite ends of the country:

Chelle & Vicki, from Chelle's Caybees in NC
Suzanne, from Sew Delightful in WA

If you've never considered handcrafted items to pack in an Operation Christmas Child shoebox, you may want to check into it this year.  It's a great excuse to get a group of friends together to craft.

You can also donate handcrafted items directly to OCC as fillers.  So if you find yourself crafting more than you can pack, find out more thru this link: Five Ways to Donate Fillers to Operation Christmas Child.